Warriors, Brothers, Ravens

Not many know nowadays about the origin of this our company. Some say Rorik, in all his mighty fierceness, defeated a whole outlaw band himself alone and thus the men started to follow him on the dozens, others say he defeated a dragon – Others, that he defeated the king of Swadia in single combat, even. Needless to say, all of that is not true, and the origins of our humble company are not that glorious, but they do start in a far away land: Jumné. The land of ice, giants, warriors, petty kings and tribes. And from the latter Rorik fled.



He fled for adventure, for reputation and gold, all that mattered for any able man in that land. He fled and started his very own band, his very own traveling tribe. As he went on his path, men here and there flocked to his side, for he was a natural leader. It is not difficult to be a lord, a jarl, or even a king, but it is difficult to be a leader, and Rorik was one. He inspired such confidence. He made his followers fear him, for a leader must be feared, but also love him like a brother, as he would fight to the death for any of his men, and so would they. Like brothers they fought in the shieldwall, and with such men one could storm the gates of Asgard itself.



And as the leader and his tribe went closer to the famous land of Calradia, he decided that they could be no more. A tribe had no place in Calradia. No kingdom would let them settle, and no King or Lord would contract one either, so he decided to go a step further – And so that tribe without name or discipline, that lived much like a free, wild moving settlement, reformed into a norse military company. After all, any man that was there wasn’t forced to fight. They were there on their own will, they were willing to fight and they knew very well how to. Rorik’s Ravens was formed, and with it, discipline had to come, a strict code of conduct, for no Lord would contract a band of wild men.









- A Raven must always defend a brother and avenge his death if necessary.

- Quarrel between brothers is completely forbidden, as is talking ill of his fellows.

- Any kind of blood feud between brothers is utterly prohibited.

- A Raven must NEVER show any kind of fear or weakness towards the enemy.

- Fleeing is not an option, breaking lines will be punished severely, even with death. Retreats must be done only when ordered.

- Any kind of pillage, spoils of war, or income in the company will be shared equally between brothers.

- Disobeying orders of superiors will be punished with uttermost harshness.

- Breaking the oath to the company IS punished with the amputation of the sword hand, and, in the worst cases, with a public execution.

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